Windows Automation Engineer

Systems Administrator SME

GDIT is seeking a Windows Automation Engineer to help provide support to our commercial Cloud Service Provider. This position is 100% remote; with travel 1-2x per quarter unless candidate lives near the classified operations center in McLean, VA.

The Windows Automation Engineer will maintain the organization's computer systems' workflows and is responsible for the upkeep, configuration, and reliable operation of computer systems, including fixing network issues along with updating equipment and software. Additional responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Develops technical solutions for the management of networks, software, hardware, configurations, and architectures
• Troubleshoots complex system hardware and software issues
• Performs advanced software installations and upgrades to operating systems and software packages
• Automates repetitive tasks using PowerShell or other available tools
• Monitors and tunes systems to achieve optimum performance levels
• Ensures workstation/server data integrity by implementing standard software and hardware solutions
• Leads efforts to ensure data/media recoverability by following a schedule of system backups and database archive operations
• Conducts advanced hardware and software audits of workstations and servers to ensure compliance with established standards, policies, and configuration guidelines
• Ensures that performance and security of computers meet the needs of network users
• Evaluates existing systems and plans long-term strategies
• May coach and provide guidance to less-experienced professionals
• Provides On-Call Support 2x per quarter for a duration of 2 weeks, 1 week as primary and 1 week as backup
• May serve as a team or task lead

What You'll Need To Succeed

Bring your technology expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. The Systems Administrator SME must have:

• Education: BA/BS Degree or equivalent experience in lieu of degree
• Experience: 10+ years of related experience
• Technical Skills/Role Requirements:
• Experience with security technical implementation guidelines (STIGs). Additional familiarity with concepts such as RBAC, zero trust, and privileged access
• Experience automating the deployment and configuration of Windows OS and applications utilizing Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM)
• Advanced PowerShell scripting to manage Windows operating systems
• Experience with Microsoft Desired State Configuration (DSC) implementation and modules
• Experience in modifying existing PowerShell scripts to meet customer use
• Ability to create a PowerShell scripts from scratch
• Ability to use PowerShell to configure software with file-based configurations and/or REST calls
• Experience working with GIT; including creating and merging Prs
• Experience with PKI and federated services for authentication
• Ability to produce clear and concise technical documentation for operations processes
• Security clearance level: Must be a U.S. Citizen. Must possess a current and active Top Secret (Sensitive Compartmented Information [SCI] eligibility)
• Certifications: Must be DoD 8140 / 8570.01-M compliant
• Desired:
• Candidate location is local to the classified operations center in McLean, VA
• Experience with Ansible

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do. Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY Explore an enterprise IT career at GDIT and you'll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your desire to drive operations forward.

The likely salary range for this position is $147,050 - $198,950. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Travel Required: 10-25%

Work Location: USA VA McLean

Additional Work Locations: None

Total Rewards at GDIT: Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.